She thought she was untouchable. She loved as fearlessly as she fought and was a favorite among all of our siblings and fellow soldiers. All except one. Thanos hated her recklessness. He told me time and time again that she needed to behave herself. He told me to keep her in line. I tried. I always warned her. I always chastised her. But she never listened. Her rebellion broke my heart… her rebellion killed her.

Kara took a fistful of sand and rubbed it between her fingers. The sun had made it burning hot, and she dug her toes into it to feel the warmth. Nothing was like the earth's sun… hot and burning, it let her feel, it gave her energy and a lightness in her soul. Kara never wanted to leave this island. New York just wasn't the same. Cloudy and rainy, too many buildings blocking the sun. She longed to be bathed by this sun forever.

Bruce didn't seem as impressed as he hid under an oversized umbrella, still wearing a shirt and sun hat. His skin wasn't as adaptable to the sun's rays as the rest of the group. Too many years indoors. As soon as he stepped on the island he burnt to a crisp. The rest of his vacation all he longed for was shade. Luckily for him, Natasha would often steal him away to the indoors, spending hours in their bedroom. The couple felt emboldened by the reclusively of the island and being out of both the public eye and the eyes of the rest of the team.

When they were alone, Thor and Kara, refusing to leave the warmth of the sun for a moment, would make love on the beach. Against her better judgment, Kara enjoyed Thor's company more and more. He brought her a joy and warmth other people never had before. His love was life-giving, but the way he looked at her… like she was God. No one had ever loved her like he did. It brought as much guilt to her as it did pleasure. She was wrapped up in a world of him, and just like the blissful vacation, soon it would end, and she would have to be thrown back into the real world.

Steve in the Quinjet had dropped the four off a few days before. This was the last afternoon in the sun before retuning to the city. The crashing of the waves brought Kara out of her relaxed sandy daze. A pit formed in her stomach as she remembered what would be happening soon. It had been exactly a year since she had made contact with Titan. Her mission had been clear, to gain trust and find weaknesses, to contact as soon as that happened, and continue in their midst for a year. When that year was over, Thanos would send a convoy to retrieve her. It would look like a kidnapping, so that their trust in her would remain and be useful in the future. She knew it was coming, but she didn't know when or how. She wasn't ready. In gaining the avengers' trust, the avengers gained Kara's as well. They really felt like a team and Kara wasn't ready to give that up. She new what waited for her on Titan. A family, they called themselves. More like an army… taking orders or dying for your disobedience. Those kinds of tactics were never used by the avengers. If there were conflicts they would work them out and talk about them. This group of colleagues had more love in them for each other than her 'family' ever did. Thor came over in the midst of her thoughts and sat behind her, wordlessly rubbing her shoulders. She leaned her head back onto his chest and listened to his heart beat. It seemed to beat in time with the crashing waves and in its melody her mind retreated from her thoughts and melted back into relaxation.

Back in New York, Thor and Kara were laying squeezed in Kara's small bed in her apartment. Thor, as always, slept soundly while Kara gazed off into the darkness. She felt a stirring, a feeling she couldn't describe. Something was going to happen tonight, she just didn't know what. As quietly as she could, she got up and went to make some tea. The window seat was her favorite part of her time apartment. She was high up and able to look out into the life of the city. She sat there, knees hugged to her chest as she waited for the water to boil. She heard footsteps and whipped her head up to see Thor coming out of her room. Would anyone believe that this man, in sweatpants and bedhead, was a god of myth and legend? She gave him a small smile, "I'm sorry I woke you up."

Thor got on his knees beside the bench so that their eyes met, "I could not sleep anyway."

Kara rolled her eyes. Then why were you snoring, she thought. Before she could say any response, he continued,

"I have been lying awake for days, tossing and turning. My mind gets lost in you and I cannot sleep. I cannot eat. You have consumed me, S'kara. When I have to leave your side, I am in despair. You have become my greatest weakness," he pulled out a box from his pocket. A deep wood box, ornately engraved. Inside it was a necklace with a large stone. Even in the darkness of the night, Kara could see the brilliance in the stone, how it changed colors as the light that streamed in from the window hit it. "I have waited a millennia for you. I never want to let you go." Thor pulled the necklace from the box and tied it around Kara's neck. "This is a stone from Asgard. Thisis the necklace my grandmother used to wear, and my mother after her."

"Thor," Kara shook her head, looking down at the pendant, "I can't accept—"

"Shh," Thor stopped her. He lowered his head and pressed his forehead to hers, "This necklace belongs to the queen of Asgard. Kara, come home with me. Come to Asgard and marry me... and one day we can rule together."

Kara didn't know what to say. But it didn't matter, because before she could say anything a glowing orb hovered outside the window beside them, a red laser scanning the room. The room filled with red and Kara's head whipped around to the window. Thor hand flashed out, and in a moment, Mjölnir flew into his palm. Pushing Kara out of the way, Thor threw Mjölnir through the window crashing into the scanning orb. The orb exploded, bursting through the apartment and blasting the two into the hallway. Kara looked up, and through the fire and smoke, her ears still ringing from the blast, she saw figures walking towards her led by Nivana. They're here…

It feels like its been forever since I've added anything to this story. I feel like it will take a little while to get back into the swing of writing regularly. Thank you to anyone still reading, haha.